We had an overnight stay at Hotel Presidente prior to our return flight back to the US. Daniel was working the front desk and was very helpful to give us advice on must see attractions in old San Jose. The facilities were great and a very comfortable roome. We had a fabulous dinner on the rooftop restaurant to top off our stay and the breakfast buffet was exceptional.

The rooms had an older thermostat that wasn't intuitive, for adjusting our a/c unit. It was on a timer and the unit shut off in the middle of the night as the default was set to running for two hours. Otherwise it was perfect!

The staff were friendly and very helpful. They recommended places to go, helped me call a taxi, and gave me tips on how to get around. As a solo female traveler, they never said my room number out loud and it made me feel safe. The rooms are clean and cute, I loved the shower! The ac kept the room at a comfortable temperature. The location is absolutely perfect! Steps from everything, including restaurants, shops, parks, museums and china town! The bed was a little hard for my personal liking but the pillows were great! Otherwise, the room was absolutely perfect for the time I spent there and I would return.

The whole experience at Hotel Presidente was very positive from the moment we parked the car until we left. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. We really appreciated the welcoming smiles and conversation. Our room was clean and comfortable, breakfast had a nice assortment to choose from as well as an attentive staff. Dinner at the top of the roof restaurant was exceptional with great food and drink choices and amazingly attentive staff What impressed us the most was the excellent customer service it really made our experience in San Jose a very pleasant one so much we are looking forward to returning again soon.

We stayed at El Presidente for our last night in Costa Rica and were very pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the fun, industrial, quirky decor and very friendly welcome. The guys on reception very helpfully suggested some restaurants and souvenir shops to visit. The breakfast was outstanding, one of the best offered during our 3 week trip in Costa Rica. The rooms don't have the same quirky decor as the rest of the hotel however they were comfy and provided gorgeous lemongrass shampoo and conditioner which, after 2 nights roughing it in the jungle, felt like a real luxury! Be sure to enjoy the views from the roof terrace! We found a good shopping area nearby (and International bookstore with English language books) and with more time would have visited the National Museum which is walking distance.

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We enjoyed staying at this hotel. 1. Location is great. One block from the main street. 2. Good security, gated hotel, and parking. 3. Spacious room. Good quality shampoo and shower gel. 4. Before coming, I requested a rolled-in bed. When we checked in, the room was ready and an extra bed was already in the room. All stuff is very attentive to details and trying to help. 5. Very nice and tasty breakfast. Not a lot of options, but everyone in our family found enough options. Very delicious. 6. Super nice rooftop patio. 7. Very nice hotel in general. We liked to have complimentary coffee and tea near the check-in desk and water in the room. 8. Loved to have a later checkout. Thank you!

AC in the room was dripping water/condensation.

We booked this hotel last minute for just the one night, but we were very glad that we did. For the price, the hotel is very well equipped and the staff were very friendly. Breakfast was also very good (one of the best banana breads I’ve ever had in fact). We were glad to be in downtown for anyone unsure which area to stay in.

-The street the hotel is located on is a bit shabby, but didn’t feel unsafe. Perhaps more suited for guests without young children though. - Service at the restaurant was very slow when we just ordered some drinks. Our waiter also upsold our cocktails so they ended up being almost double the price than on the menu.

Great breakfast with a wide variety of choices. All the front desk staff spoke enough English to communicate if you’re not proficient in Spanish. Fabulous rooftop restaurant if you don’t want to leave the hotel at dinner time.

The room we had at the beginning of the trip was a handicap accessible room and was much more spacious than the room we had for 1 night at the end of the trip. Also, they are doing some renovations of rooms and the lobby area, although there weren’t any noise issues with that.

Hotel is absoolutly amazing and has this industrial vibe - only point of comment is that we asked for a quite room but ended up at the end of the stairs with the breakfast room in the open area down there. Unfortunately there are people who think let your kids running and screaming around at 7 is ok so partly ´fault´ of the hotel. I would recommend everyone to stay here - location is perfect, staff very friendly and the buzz here is really good !

see before - noise of within the horel and outside the hotel

Comfortable and clean in the center of San Jose. Elevated basics. The room was a good size (although we had a handicapped access room). Nothing fancy and the view was of the roof and into other rooms. The staff was lovely and the breakfast buffet was exceptional. We did have an issue with the buffet being included hit the staff quickly fixed that. It’s $18/pp so it is pricey but includes it’s a great value — all kinds of eggs, meats, cereals and cooked to order pancakes, French toast, omelettes, etc. Free coffee and tea in the lobby. The restaurant is great and good ambiance. Very close to museums and shopping.

Rooms were fairly basic. City noise after being in the jungle for two weeks. Bit of a smell in the rooms — perhaps just musty. Man who greeted us at first was not friendly about parking the car and don’t offer luggage assistance. Kind of jarring after all the friendliness in the rest of the country.

Stunningly renovated former sewing factory with a beautiful use of the old and the new. Excellent service from all the staff. Perfect location only 2 minutes from the shopping mall and halfway between all the main museums and tourist attractions. Super view and food on the rooftop restaurant Azoteca. Free tea and coffee making facility in the reception. Great variety of food at the buffet breakfast. Lovely room with a huge bed and very comfortable. Terrific shower with hot water!